Method for determining participation in a distributed transaction

A method for generating a character sequence for identifying a plurality of participants who are participating in a distributed transaction, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving a request to process a transaction;
• identifying at least one participant to process the requested transaction;
• generating a character sequence for assigning to the at least one identified participant, the character sequence comprising a first identifier for identifying the participant and a second identifier for identifying a part of the transaction the participant is processing;
• and
• creating a payload, the payload comprising the generated character sequence for communicating to the at least one identified participant.

A system for determining whether a plurality of participants participating in a transaction have registered their intention to commit their part of the transaction with a transaction manager, the system comprising:

• a pass-through agent for identifying at least one participant for processing a transaction;
• the pass-through agent generating a character sequence for assigning to the at least one identified participant participating in the transaction, the character sequence identifying the participant and a part of the transaction which the at least one participant is processing;
• a transaction manager for receiving a message from at least one of the identified participants, the received message comprising the generated character sequence;
• the transaction manager analyzing the character sequence to determine whether the character sequence further comprises a further identifier, the further identifier identifying whether a subsequent message is to be received by a second participant;
• and
• the transaction manager on dependence of determining that there are no further subsequent messages to be received, informing the at least one identified participant to commit their part of the transaction.